NWR: I need a hobby :/

DH and I were married 3 months ago. The 2 years leading up to it were filled with planning and nonstop DIY projects. Now that the wedding is over, I’m finding it difficult to find something to do with my time.

DH has many individual hobbies that fill his day. We spend a lot of time together, but I need something of my own too. All our friends live across the state because we recently moved.

I’m extremely crafty and love sewing, creating things, home decor and baking – but I just can’t get into it right now. It almost feels like there’s no point in doing those things because I don’t have a purpose for it (like I did with wedding items). I get home from work every night, cook dinner, and watch tv/nap/browse WB of Facebook on my phone then go to bed. I’m always bored and miserable because of it.

knitting!!! You can make awesome gorgeous scarves and blankets it’s addicting. Also maybe a new fitness routine? Something fun like yoga or a dance class or Zumba. Then you have the added bonus of hobby+ Being fit.

If you already like certain things like sewing and stuff, I would give yourself a new purpose for them. Instead of wedding, think birthdays and special occasions. I love to make cakes for peoples’ birthdays as well as quilts. I know that I will enjoy the making and that the recipient will enjoy the gift. (:

Crocheting is easy to learn on Youtube. There’s always cooking or baking! I go through these phases when I pick a type of food and try recipes for weeks. Right now I’m fixated on dim sum dumplings. DH is in hog heaven.

What about Scrapbooking? I’m sure you have many pictures of putting your wedding together, showers, wedding day, and honeymoon.

I made my mom a what I call a “Celebration Calendar” many years ago and she still loves it. There are no days of the week, only numbered squares. I wrote in family & her friend’s birthdays / anniversaries in the squares so she doesn’t have to write it on her appointment calendar every year. For the upper picture area of calendar I made a collage’ of things she likes, friendsphotographs, and holiday stuff for that month.

You can print monthly calendar from internet on cardstock. You can use sheet protectors in a binder for a desk or attach pretty ribbon for binding and hang it up.